Bismarck Facts

Question 1

When was Germany unified?

Answer 1

1871

Question 2

During the Second Schleswig War, who came out victorious, and who lost?

Answer 2

Prussia and Austria won, Denmark lost

Question 3

Who fought in the Austro-Prussian war in 1864? Who won, who lost?

Answer 3

Prussia and Austria. Prussia won, Austria lost.

Question 4

Who fought in the Franco-Prussian war in 1870? Who won, who lost?

Answer 4

Prussia and France. Prussia won, France lost.

Question 5

Define Reich:

Answer 5

realm or territory

Question 6

Define Kaiser:

Answer 6

An emperor of Germany.

Question 7

List the three Reichs of Germany:

Answer 7

The Holy Roman Empire, Kaiser Wilhelm I, and Nazi Germany.

Question 8

Who was the king of the second Reich?

Answer 8

Kaiser Wilhelm I

Question 9

Who was Kaiser Wilhelm I’s chancellor?

Answer 9

Otto Von Bismarck

Question 10

What two legislatures were set up under Wilhelm I?

Answer 10

Bundesrat and Reichstag

Question 11

Define Reichstag:

Answer 11

A house of legislature in Germany that votes on important decisions.

Question 12

Define Bundesrat:

Answer 12

a house of legislature in the German Empire that could veto the Reichstag’s votes at any time.

Question 13

Where did the power ultimately remain in Kaiser Wilhelm I’s empire?

Answer 13

Him and Bismarck

Question 14

What was Bismarck often known to use?

Answer 14

Realpolitik.

Question 15

What does, “the ends justify the means”, mean?

Answer 15

The destination is all that matters, not how one got there.

Question 16

How did Bismarck feel about Catholics and Socialists?

Answer 16

He worked to erase their loyalties and all opposition, especially them.

Question 17

What was Bismarck’s nickname?

Answer 17

The Iron Chancellor

Question 18

What did Otto von Bismarck offer in order to appeal to the Socialists?

Answer 18

He agreed to add healthcare, disability pensions, education, pensions, accident insurance, child welfare protection, and workers protections.

Question 19

Define Bismarck’s personality:

Answer 19

Bismarck was a devoted person to politics and he did whatever he could to make sure no revolutions would be made against him. He had a violent temper and didn’t tolerate opposition. He was also very paranoid.

Question 20

Define Bismarck’s social background:

Answer 20

Bismarck was an Anti-Papist and he fought the Roman Catholic Church over the church’s power in Europe and the Americas. He exaggerated the threat from the Catholics. He often created a constant crisis of authority, and was often described as demonic.

Question 21

What famous speech did Bismarck deliver?

Answer 21

Iron and Blood

Question 22

What is limited war?

Answer 22

a war in which the weapons used, the nations or territory involved, or the objectives pursued are restricted in some way.

Question 23

Who was Napoleon III?

Answer 23

He was the last monarch to reign over France and he fought in the Franco-Prussian war before losing and having to fall to Bismarck’s terms.

Question 24

Define Parliament:

Answer 24

the highest legislature that made decisions and kept the sovereign in order. (Like congress having a little more control than the President.

Question 25

Define chancellor:

Answer 25

a senior state or legal official.

Question 26

Define bourgeois:

Answer 26

of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.